Tag: retirement
The Passive Income Grind 2: Relax
The world teaches from an early age that the only way to make money is via a job and an employer. We need to fill out an application, submit a resume, attend an interview, and be chosen by a human resources representative. When your job goes away, then it’s on to the next one. This…
How Would You Spend $5,000?
Today is your lucky day because you just won $5,000 in a raffle at work. Wow! What a fantastic feeling to get this much money free of charge. Now comes the tricky question—what do you do with the cash? I wrote an article a couple of months ago titled “How Would You Invest $300,000?” which…
Can You Achieve an Infinite Return?
The holy grail of any type of investing is achieving an infinite return. I wrote an article yesterday titled “Understanding Cash on Cash Return,” referencing an old article on the magic of an infinite return. I wrote my last article about an infinite return almost a year ago, so it’s about time to jump back…
Living Overseas Passively 106: Royalty Income
The next stop on our journey may be the most difficult because royalties are not known to produce consistent income. In conjunction with our other sources of passive income, they will be a great supplement. But the fun of this exercise is building our models only using royalty income. Welcome back to the Living Overseas…
How We Plan to Retire on Dividends 2
The world runs on dividends and love. Well, I just made that up, but MY world runs on dividends and love. I wrote the article “How We Plan to Retire on Dividends” roughly five months ago, and a lot has changed since then. Actually, everything is the same, just the amount of passive income from…
RE Lifestyles 3: Renovate & Rent VS. Fix & Flip
So you find a distressed property at a great deal, what do you do? You can buy it, renovate it, and then keep it as a rental. Or, you can buy it, renovate it, and sell it at the increased value. There are pros and cons to both techniques; you’ll just have to figure out…
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing
Fall is a beautiful time of the year. The weather turns cool, the leaves turn orange, and we get to enjoy our income streams during Christmas shopping. We all have passive income streams, correct? Building a stream of passive income, whether from royalties, dividends, rents, or business, is a great way to supplement your earned…
My 60-Day Pre-Retirement
Ahh, the retired life is the life for me. I am currently heading back to Japan after two glorious months back in Florida with my family. I am actually in the air flying from Dallas to Seattle. That’s one of the reasons that I love writing; you can do it anywhere. Back to retirement, wow,…
The 8-Hour Mindset Destroys Wealth
Did you wake up today and go to work? Great, welcome to being an adult. We like to use “BLUF,” which stands for Bottom Line Up Front in the military. It simply summarizes the email or PowerPoint in the first sentence. For this article: BLUF- You will never truly be free unless you build your…
Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3 + 4
There is something genuinely unique about owning your content. I can do whatever I want with my content. However, when we create books with exclusivity, it limits our ability to reach the intended audience. Free 696-Page PDF Download I pulled “Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3” out of exclusivity so that I can now present this…
The Wealth Accumulation Phase: 2 Is Better Than 1
My wife is my lover, best friend, business partner, and wealth-accumulation teammate. We recently moved into the wealth accumulation phase of life, and I can now share some experiences on our fantastic journey. A quick backstory. My wife and I met over 17 years ago and married 15 years ago. I was a young Sergeant…
Retirement Planning for the Average Person 2
So you are still average? Great, so am I. There is no reason to whine or cry about our “basic” lifestyle. In fact, it is something to celebrate. When we lead normal, everyday lives, there is no outside influence for us to live above our means. This is part two in the Retirement Planning for…
Living Overseas Passively 102: Financial Mindset
Okay, I am 40 years old and preparing myself to move overseas when I am 50. Before arranging my money and passive income, I first need to configure my brain to live overseas life. Living overseas can be vastly different from living in the United States, United Kingdom, etc. Depending on the country we decide…
Art Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!
Art & Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 320 Chapters and 1,200…
Web Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!
Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com 00 INTRODUCTION 00 000 The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 01 FINANCIAL…
Can You Live the Laptop Life?
Another day, another article about passive income. Hey, that’s what I do. I love reading books and articles about passive income—I call it “reinforcing principles.” I can read about people living on dividends and building rental empires all day. One of my favorite topics is living the laptop life? I take this to mean that…
To Be Truly Free, You’ll Need $20,000/Month Passive Income
That’s right, $20,000/month in passive income will be enough to set you and your family free from the tyranny of the workforce. Keep in mind; this is living a down-to-Earth, “below your means” lifestyle. If you want the full “American Dream,” you will need much, much more. Why did I decide to put a number…
I Have Everything I Want in Life… And Then Some
There are rare moments in life where you can truly appreciate everything you have worked towards. Whether it is coming home from deployment or surviving cancer, you will know when it hits you. I have had many of these moments throughout my 22 years in the Marines and 15 years of marriage, but none may…
Annuities vs. Dividends
As we steam towards retirement, we will start to hear new words that gain more traction as we age. Annuities are definitely an older person thing, but it is valuable to explore their importance to an overall cash flow retirement system. We also want to compare them to what a dividend portfolio can provide for…
Retirement Planning for the Average Person
Please download the 40-page supplement pdf to this article to share with family and friends. Being average gets a bad reputation from most people because it means that someone is better than you. However, being an average person can lead to some remarkable results, especially when it comes to retirement. You see, once an average…
